{"product_id":"the-invisible-string-9780316486231","title":"The Invisible String","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith over 1.5 million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehas healed generations of children and adults alike\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eA Spanish edition (\u003ci\u003eEl hilo invisible\u003c\/i\u003e by Patrice Karst and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff) and a c\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eompanion workbook are also available (\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible String Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible String\u003c\/i\u003e the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief. It's also been joyfully embraced as a year-round celebration of love--gifted at births, graduations, weddings, Valentine's Day, and beyond. In this relatable and reassuring contemporary classic, a mother tells her two children that they're all connected by an invisible string. \"That's impossible!\" the children insist, but still they want to know more: \"What kind of string?\" The answer is the simple truth that binds us all: \u003ci\u003eAn Invisible String made of love. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love. \u003c\/i\u003eDoes everybody have an Invisible String? How far does it reach? Does it ever go away? This heartwarming picture book for all ages explores questions about the intangible yet unbreakable connections between us, and opens up deeper conversations about love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Recommended and adopted by parenting blogs, bereavement support groups, hospice centers, foster care and social service agencies, military library services, church groups, and educators, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible String\u003c\/i\u003e offers a very simple approach to overcoming loneliness, separation, or loss with an imaginative twist that children easily understand and embrace, and delivers a particularly compelling message in today's uncertain times. This special paperback edition includes vibrant new illustrations and an introduction from the author. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended by Oprah Daily! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book is a beautiful way to begin to try, as parents, to instill in children the impenetrable power of the heart, the energy of love, and the flow that can be felt from the grace in every moment.\" --Tony Robbins \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead all the books in The Invisible String series:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible String Backpack: \u003cb\u003eYour very own tool kit for school--and life!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible String Workbook\u003ci\u003e: Creative Activities to Comfort, Calm, and Connect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Leash: \u003cb\u003eAn Invisible String Story About the Loss of a Pet​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Web: \u003cb\u003eAn Invisible String Story Celebrating Love and Universal Connection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrice Karst \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the bestselling, contemporary classic \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible String\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold over 1.5 million copies and been translated into fifteen languages. Patrice has also written \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible String Backpack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Leash: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love After the Loss of a Pet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Web: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love and Our Universal Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible String Workbook: Creative Activities to Comfort, Calm and Connect\u003c\/i\u003e, a therapeutic activity book co-written with Dana Wyss, Ph.D. She has also written \u003ci\u003eRuby and Lonely \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Smile that Went Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e. Patrice has been on a lifelong mission to spread the message that love transcends time and space and is the most powerful force in the universe. Born in London, England, she now lives in Southern California where she is working on her memoir and is the mother of one grown son, Elijah. She invites you to learn more at www.patricekarst.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Lew-Vriethoff\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed illustrator of many children's books, including the new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible String\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Leash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Web\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Are Never Alone: An Invisible String Lullaby, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eInvisible String Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Stacy McAnulty's \u003ci\u003eBeautiful and Brave\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Malaysia, she grew up in Los Angeles, studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, and now lives in Malaysia again. 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